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BBC News Published image captionRapid testing can detect positive cases in less than 30 minutes About 200 jobs are expected to be created in Clackmannanshire after a Scottish biotech firm won a major contract with the UK government to supply rapid Covid testing kits. The deal will enable Alva-based Omega Diagnostics - along with an English firm - to produce up to 200 million lateral flow antigen tests. They are designed to detect positive cases in less than 30 minutes. The deal was signed with the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC). Health Secretary Matt Hancock said: This new partnership will help supply essential rapid lateral flow tests to people all over the UK - showing the pivotal role that Scottish expertise is playing in our efforts to stop the spread of the virus. ....